Garbage-can



l. LEVY.

GARBAGE CAN.

APPLICATION, FILED MAY 17, 1921.

Patented Dec. 20,1921.-

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ISIIDOR LEVY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARBAGE-GAIL Application filed May 17,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Tsmon Levy, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Garbage-Can, of which the following is a full. clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in metallic receptacles and it pertains more particularly to garbane receptacles adapted for household use.

It is one of the objects oi? the invention to construct a garbage receptacle in which there is an inner and an outer receptacle movably arranged together in such a man nor that the inner receptacle may be readily removable with respect to the outer receptacle.

It is a further objectot the invention to so construct portions of the inner receptacle that they will have interengagement with the outer receptacle to prevent movement of the inner receptacle relative thereto.

It is a still further object of the invention to so construct the receptacles that a single cover will serve for both. I

With the above and other objects in view, reference is had to the accompanying draw ings in which- Figure l is a vertical sectional view of a device constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof with the cover removed.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character 5 designates the outer receptacle, and said outer receptacle is in the form of a bucketor pail to which -is pivotally secured a bail Or handle 6. This outer receptacle is provided with a cover 7 adapted to close the open end thereof as more clearly shown in Fig. 1. The outer receptacle 5 is formed near its upper edge with a channel or annular (groove 8 formed in the side wall thereof, the purpose of which will be hereinafter more fully described.

The reference characterfl designates the inner receptacle and said inner, receptacle is provided with a bail or handle 10 formed Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 20, 1921.

1921. Serial No. 470,259.

with a manipulating member 11 intermediate of its ends, said manipulating member 11 projecting inwardly of the bail. This manipulating member 11 is formed by bond 1 the bail to form a loop, and said loop is adapted to project inwardly of the receptacle when the bail is in the folded position.

The operation of the device is as follows: ll hen the inner receptacle 9 is inserted withn the outer receptacle 5, the bail 10 of the inner receptacle is forced into the annular groove or channel 8 as indicated by the reterence character 12 in Fig. 2. In order to spring the bail 10 into the annular channel or groove 8, the inner receptacle 9 will be moved with respect to the outer receptacle until the side wall of the inner receptacle opposite to that side upon which the bail 10 is swung, will bend with respect to the outer receptacle and thus the inner receptacle will be held stationary with respect to the outer receptacle and said inner receptacle will not be permitted to rattle within the outer receptacle.

When it is desired to remove the inner receptacle, the manipulating member 11 is simply ,QTZISPGCl and elevated and owing to the resiliency of the bail the same will hecome disengaged with respect to the groove 8 to permit of the removal of the inner receptacle 9 asa whole.

I claim:

A garbage can comprising an outer receptacle formed adjacent its open end with an annular groove, :1. second receptacle adapted to be inserted within the first-mentioned receptacle, said second receptacle being of smaller size than said first receptacle, a bail pivotally carried by said second receptacle, said bail being adapted to engage within the groove of the first-mentioned receptacle to retain the second-mentioned receptacle within the first-mentioned receptacle, and handle formed intermediate the ends of said bail, said handle projecting inwardly of the inner receptacle and providing means for operating the bail to disengage it from the annular groove to permit of removal of the inner receptacle.

ISIDOR LEVY. 

